?Multi-tasking? is my middle name.

This morning I had the pleasure of taking one of my favorite yoga classes with Jenna, from Eat, Live,Run. It was a rather challenging class for me today, mostly because I?m a bit tired for some reason, but I am feeling much better after moving my body a bit and being in the company of some of my favorite yogis and yoginis.

Once home, I got to work preparing not one, but two dishes simultaneously; A Tofu Veggie Stir-Fry for S and K, and some Coconut Curry Rice for moi. I was also facebooking, blog stalking, and belting Jailer by Asa at the top of my lungs?but that?s another story. Yep, I?m a multi-tasker by nature.

Let?s start with the ?fu and veggies, shall we? I used an Ellie Krieger recipe for inspiration and started out cooking it in our Wok. Unfortunately the little booger died on me mid-fry and I had to transfer it to a pan on the stove?

?It still came out delicious though!

Mmm?

Next up was something that I literally threw together. There is something liberating about cooking without a recipe, just throwing stuff in and hoping for the best. Well, I definitely got the best?this stuff was delicious! I shall call it, Coconut Curry Rice?with Veggies.

I might be having a love affair with a kitchen appliance. My little rice cooker is amazing. I started out by putting in some ghee (clarified butter) and fresh ginger.

I let that melt down and soften a bit (and am realizing now that I forgot garlic?darn it!) then added 1/2 cup of brown rice, 1 cup of water, and some spices including curry powder, cayenne, vegetable bouillon, cumin, salt?and I think that?s it. I really don?t know what all went in it, as I just grabbed whatever sounded good!

Set that little guy to cook and wait for the magic to happen. About 35 minutes later I had this?

?and then I added some chopped green onion, red bell pepper and light coconut milk. Mmm, healthy fat? I love you.

Once that had cooked through for a bit I added a bit more coconut milk and a big ol? handful of spinach. And voila! It?s not a looker, but it was certainly delicious and nutritious?it gives me hope for my  fast approaching return to school and dorm-style living. Yummy and healthy food can still be mine!

Holy cow. This stuff was so darn good! The coconut milk made it extra creamy and the spinach was a nice green touch. Next time I am definitely going to add some garlic, and also throw in some chickpeas for a little protein and some cilantro to jazz it up. YUM!

Get playin? in the kitchen my friends! You might just end up with something delicious

And I will leave you with my latest favorite song?have you ever heard of the singer Asa? If Bob Marley and India.Arie had a daughter?it would be her! I have been playing her CD over and over for way too long and just can?t get enough. Check it out!